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The Obesity Doctor Podcast · March 30 · 15 min

174. Scarcity vs Abundance (it's in the little things)

Scarcity isn’t just about lacking resources—it’s a mindset that shows up early and often. I see it in how we eat (finishing food, eating when not hungry, “last supper” thinking), and how that drives the restrict–overeat cycle. This isn’t a discipline problem—it’s a natural response to perceived scarcity. On today’s podcast, we talk about how to shift this in a practical way: creating consistency with meals and nutrition reducing urgency around food building trust in your body and your routines I share small, everyday examples (like airplane snacks and hotel toiletries) to highlight how subtle and automatic scarcity thinking can be. The core idea: many of our behaviours—around food, business, and decision-making—are responses to perceived scarcity. The shift isn’t about “thinking positively,” but about building consistency and trust so that urgency starts to quiet down. A more sustainable way to operate—in both health and business. WORK WITH ME Join my Weight Loss Coaching Program for women, Best Weight https://www.sashahighmd.com/bestweight Recover Strong for Binge Eating - https://www.sashahighmd.com/bed O​​ntario-Wide Virtual Obesity Management Clinic https://www.highmetabolicclinic.com Business & Career Coaching for Women Physicians www.sashahighmd.com/entrepreneur FOLLOW SASHA Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sashahighmd/

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Scarcity isn’t just about lacking resources—it’s a mindset that shows up early and often. I see it in how we eat (finishing food, eating when not hungry, “last supper” thinking), and how that drives the restrict–overeat cycle. This isn’t a discipline problem—it’s a natural response to perceived scarcity.

On today’s podcast, we talk about how to shift this in a practical way:

  • creating consistency with meals and nutrition
  • reducing urgency around food
  • building trust in your body and your routines

I share small, everyday examples (like airplane snacks and hotel toiletries) to highlight how subtle and automatic scarcity thinking can be. The core idea: many of our behaviours—around food, business, and decision-making—are responses to perceived scarcity. The shift isn’t about “thinking positively,” but about building consistency and trust so that urgency starts to quiet down.

A more sustainable way to operate—in both health and business.

WORK WITH ME 

Join my Weight Loss Coaching Program for women, Best Weight https://www.sashahighmd.com/bestweight

Recover Strong for Binge Eating - https://www.sashahighmd.com/bed

O​​ntario-Wide Virtual Obesity Management Clinic https://www.highmetabolicclinic.com

Business & Career Coaching for Women Physicians www.sashahighmd.com/entrepreneur

 

FOLLOW SASHA

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sashahighmd/

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